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Old 04-13-2017, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo View Post
I've used bulbs marketed as 15K that looked pretty yellow as well but the flickering problem is foreign to me. Try some other bulbs in your fixtures, if they flicker as well its a problem with the ballasts or wiring. If they don't, its the new bulbs that are to blame.
Exactly what I would've suggested, put the old bulbs back in and if they flicker it's the ballast, ballast will even shut down momentarily when they are almost done, if it's an electronic ballast they're worse than the old school tar ones.
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